Synonyms for turn away
turn away

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1. turn awayverb

   move so as not face somebody or something

   Synonyms:
   avert, deflect, bend, turn down, reject, refuse

2. deflect, bend, turn awayverb

   turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

   Synonyms:
   distract, bow, avert, ward off, refuse, twist, bend, deform, obviate, fend off, stave off, block, debar, avoid, head off, forfend, stoop, forefend, parry, flex, deflect, reject, crouch, turn, turn down

3. reject, turn down, turn away, refuseverb

   refuse entrance or membership

   "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

   Synonyms:
   freeze off, eliminate, rule out, avert, deflect, deny, resist, bend, winnow out, lower, decline, lour, spurn, pass up, pooh-pooh, reject, disapprove, disdain, scorn, defy, refuse, turn down

4. avert, turn awayverb

   turn away or aside

   "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

   Synonyms:
   deflect, head off, refuse, obviate, forfend, forefend, avoid, turn down, stave off, fend off, bend, debar, ward off, reject, avert

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1. turn away

   Synonyms:
   [active.] avert, turn aside

2. turn away

   Synonyms:
   dismiss (from service), discard, cashier, turn off

3. turn away

   Synonyms:
   [Neuter.] deviate

4. turn away

   Synonyms:
   go, depart, remove

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1. Mike DeWine:

   We have an obligation to each other, if someone is showing signs of trouble or problems, we must help and we must not turn away.

2. David Nabarro:

   We are moving towards the end, but we just don't know when it will come. In Liberia it took a long time - it took about two months to move from single-figure cases to zero - so we are not anticipating that this will be a very rapid thing, that's why I am telling everyone ... don't turn away, don't let off the effort: we must finish it and finish it well.

3. German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel:

   Given the big challenge our country is facing due to strong immigration of refugees, the dispute between the CDU and CSU is now threatening the ability of the government to act, the longer the dispute in the conservative bloc lasts, the more people will turn away from politics and the more ground the right-wing radicals will gain.

4. John Hickenlooper:

   It is ridiculous Other Democratic senators are still willing to avoid what is a scientific truth and turn away, and subject cities and towns all across this country to the same agony the Marshall fire has caused.

5. Colette:

   Researchers, with science as their authority, will be able to cut -- Animals up, alive, into small pieces, drop them from a great height to see if they are shattered by the fall, or deprive them of sleep for sixteen days and nights continuously for the purposes of an iniquitous monograph... Animal trust, undeserved faith, when at last will you turn away from us? Shall we never tire of deceiving, betraying, tormenting animals before they cease to trust us?